In 2011, Louisville.com (me = editor-in-chief) is again a media partner of the Breeders’ Cup, horse racing’s world championship.
We’ll be at Churchill Downs all week, covering everything from the draw to the post-Breeders’ Cup Classic press conferences.
Photo: Courtesy Breeders’ Cup
Hot on the heels of winning Louisville Magazine‘s Best of Louisville award for local website, Louisville.com (me = editor-in-chief) placed second in the 2011 LEO Weekly Readers’ Choice awards for best local website.
Congrats to LouisvilleKy.com on doing a better job stuffing the ballot box than we did (I really thought hiring those Vietnamese Elancers to vote for us each day would’ve paid off better).
Photo: Courtesy LEO Weekly
My daughter and I are looking forward to making faces at my parents in person, and not just on the webcam.
While I’ve been fortunate enough to travel all over the damn place of late, it’s been three long years since my wife and I took an honest-to-God vacation longer than a three-day weekend. That changes now when we head to my hometown of Reading, Mass. (just north of Boston) for a couple days to stay in my parents’ cozy accommodations (reviewed here), have dinner with a new friend I met in Beijing, and drink with a few old friends I met as far back as nursery school.
After that, it’s three days in Vermont (near where the recent floods hit) for my wife’s law school reunion. Then we’re off to Nantucket for five days with my folks. Growing up my family occasionally vacationed on the island. I hated Nantucket trips: beaches + restaurants + cutesy shops = boring. At 8 years old, I favored fast-paced visits to big cities, a preference I’ve maintained ever since. Until this year. I couldn’t be happier about our destination (and not just because my parents will be providing free childcare while my wife and I celebrate our anniversary at one of our favorite restaurants, The Boarding House).
Don’t follow along in real time at Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr—I won’t be Tweeting, updating, or checking in (other than for reading, restaurant recommendations, and directions, Uncle iPhone’s getting a rest too). Our capable intern is covering for me at Louisville.com and I’m limiting myself to a quick 15-minute check of my other email and voice mail each morning. As much as I love my job, I’m looking forward to dining at a restaurant and not jotting down my thoughts on the meal.
Check below the jump for my CheapOair and Louisville.com articles from August 2011.
Throw the ball through the hole and drill Peyton Manning in the head.
Shortly after 10 a.m. today I’ll be hopping on a Greyhound bus for a four-day visit to Indianapolis. Louisville’s been a great jumping-off point for exploring cities in this part of the United States—I’ll be making my third trip down to Nashville in October and, boy, that Chicago city’s something, ain’t it?—and locals here have spoken highly about the Indiana capitol (there’s often envy in their voices).
I’ll be at the Colts-Packers NFL preseason game Friday night and the Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP Sunday afternoon, visiting breweries, restaurants, and museums throughout my stay. Follow along in real time (Eastern Time Zone, even!) at
And for a sneak peak, read this article on Indianapolis’s bars I wrote for Gridskipper when the city hosted the Final Four last year.
Thanks to Morgan Greenlee and the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association for sponsoring my trip.
My writing focuses on travel and culture. I've contributed to The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Air Canada's enRoute, BlackBook, Budget Travel, Deadspin, and Louisville Magazine. I'm also the editor-in-chief of Louisville.com and BlackBook's Louisville City Editor.